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SA committed to Sustainable Development Goals

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… for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Change Agreement, says Environmental Affairs Minister Edna … poverty, fight inequality and injustice, as well as tackle climate change by 2030. Speaking in New York on Thursday, …

R381m allocated to drought relief

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… (CASP) and Ilima/Letsema funds. With the effects of climate change having had a devastating effect on the sector, the … adaptation measures to ensure that the sector copes with climate change effects. He said this when tabling the …

BRICS countries strategise on disaster management

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… meeting is very key and relevant to also look at issues of climate change that the country is faced with, especially challenges …

Environmental talks underway in Egypt

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… in a statement on Monday. The department said the global climate deal reached at the 21st Conference of the Parties … (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) last year, and its implications for Africa, …

KwaMashu residents speak out

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… people from outside the area, especially in this volatile climate,” he said, referring to Sunday’s shooting of four men … risk by the police due to killings in the area. “There is change but it is very slow. Maybe by the time the area … can defeat that through youth projects, we could maybe change,” he said. With regards to youth challenges, Minister …

Climate change continues to affect the globe

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… lives, livelihoods and property. “According to the climate records of SAWS in 2015, South Africa experienced the … be attributed to variability in weather patterns due to climate change and the El Niño phenomenon, which is expected to … Climate change continues to affect the globe …

SA saves 515 MW during Earth Hour

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… demonstration of their commitment to action against climate change.  Since its inception, Earth Hour has grown to engage …

Commercial operation of Solar De Aar an achievement for SA

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… of renewable energy and in curbing the effects of climate change in South Africa. “It is exciting to see how changes to …

Social media app brings fishers, stakeholders together

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… marine resources, and resilience building in the face of climate change,” said the department. Many of Abalobi’s team members, …

Groundwater an option to current water crisis

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… with its neighbours, is experiencing the difficulties of climate change through the drought that has destroyed crops and … in its wake since 2014. “There has to be definite change of mind-set with regards to the general overreliance …

SA opens solar-powered airport

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… Africa to a low-carbon, inclusive, resource efficient and climate resilient economy and society,” the Minister said. … Molewa. This is in alignment with South Africa’s National Climate Change Response Policy whose objective is to effectively …

Mpumalanga prioritises service delivery

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… Premier Mabuza said the current drought and forecasts of climate change have reminded the province of the importance of …

Minister congratulates Prof Nyokong

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… to natural hazards and disasters, weather forecasting, climate change modelling and monitoring, agriculture and food …

Africa called to implement climate change agreement

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… African states to move swiftly, so that the agreement on climate change can come into effect to unlock the wealth of nations … in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Dlamini-Zuma noted that in the climate change negotiations last year, Africa showed that it … Africa called to implement climate change agreement …

SA's economic challenges require innovative solutions

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… energy potential, marine biodiversity and ecology, climate change and ecosystem functioning, as well as mitigating the …

R32m relief support for commercial farmers

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… department’s priority is on developing and implementing climate change adaptation plan and programmes for the sector. “We will give more support to Climate Smart Agriculture in terms of conservation …

President Zuma to lead SA delegation to AU summit

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… Aids Watch Africa, African Trade, United Nations Reform, Climate Change, as well as Accelerating Water and Sanitation Goals in …

Team SA prepares for WEF

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… Revolution’. Critical current challenges such as security, climate change and the “new normal” global growth and commodity …

SA hands over G77 chair to Thailand

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… handover ceremony. Another highlight was during the Paris Climate Change Conference last December, which unanimously adopted … Agreement and a package of supporting decisions covering climate action in the pre- and post-2020 periods. “It is no …

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2015 Christmas Message

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… country participated at the highest level in the COP 21 Climate Change Conference in Paris, France. We have begun to feel the effects of climate change, which is impacting on water security, food …